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The Consumer Communication Services tracker provides detailed information for several companies in the consumer communication services market for US and Canada. The aggregated data—delivered by country, technology, and company—includes subscriber, revenue, net add(loss), projection, and market share. · Broadband Market Highlights · Video Ma...

In this insight, Stratecast catalogs the trending maturation of deception as a valuable cybersecurity technology, and its growing market demand. From there, we turn our attention to what Stratecast believes will be the next chapter in deception: incorporation into managed security service providers’ (MSSPs) service offerings.

This report discusses the primary benefits of NoSQL; barriers to adoption of NoSQL; the ready availability of NoSQL solutions, as exemplified by some of the top providers thereof; and competitive dynamics at work in the space. The report then makes specific recommendations for enterprises and vendors deploying NoSQL.

This report is the second in a two-part series on NoSQL databases to provide a fuller view of the wide range of options available to those who (wisely) wish to deploy these technologies. The companion report in this two-report series deals with the issues surrounding NoSQL DBs versus existing relational DBs; competitive issues among NoSQL provider...

Taking a practical approach to AI simplifies the decision to implement AI capabilities; but it also ensures that AI-enabled tools will deliver value upon implementation, rather than requiring a protracted period of training and customization. Sales engagement, in particular, will generate immediate returns on investment as tuned AI functionality co...

This study focuses on the cable, IPTV, and satellite video market, consumers’ perceptions of this conventional video market, as well as over-the-top video. OTT video service providers are gaining traction in a market already dominated by cable, telco, and satellite; because OTT delivers services everywhere consumers go, at any time, and more im...

In this paper, we look at the two dominant approaches available for businesses to virtualize branch network functions, and software-define the branch. As can be deduced from the partial list of questions stated above, there is no single answer for all enterprises. The choice will depend on the current state of the WAN infrastructure; the business s...

The 10 ODAM companies that Stratecast has chosen as its '10 to Watch' in 2018 are focused on meeting critical business challenges and improving technology enablement functions. These companies are included in our list because they deliver innovative solutions that help CSPs transform operations, address new business needs, and help to improve the c...

Many companies seeking to optimize cost in their support operations “offshored” their helpdesks over the past decade. Yet, the backlash over poor customer experiences, many rooted in language barriers, has caused many firms to bring their support operations back “onshore,” with native English speakers manning the phones. This still, however...